Suboptimal complementary feeding practice and its related factors among caregivers of children 6–23 months in Western Ethiopia

This study showed that two-thirds of children were poorly provided complementary food which significantly associated with lack of attending antenatal care, lack of formal education, and medium knowledge on infant and young child feeding practice. These results highlight the need for targeted interventions, including strengthening antenatal care services, promoting maternal education, and enhancing community-based nutrition education programs to improve complementary feeding practices and ultimately support better child health and development outcomes.